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Back to SearchHaving Second Thoughts About the Death Penalty
Episode 2062
A botched execution in Tennessee, a firing squad in Texas, record-setting executions in Florida, and a possible mass commutation of death sentences i…
4 weeks ago
Today's Poll Question: As the media has gotten more diverse, has the bias of the “Dominant Media” against Trump worsened?
Episode 2061
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Do you agree with Mark Halperin that as the media has gotten more diverse, the bias of the dominant media ag…
4 weeks ago
Mark Halperin: The Media Is Trying to Destroy Trump
Episode 2060
Is the press giving Donald Trump and Republicans a fair shake? 2WAY Political Analyst Mark Halperin joins Michael Smerconish to argue that America’s …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Today's Poll Question: Who should remain anonymous in a rape accusation case, prior to a verdict?
Episode 2059
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Prior to a verdict, who should remain anonymous in a rape accusation case? Only the accuser, both the accuse…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Did Russia Just Have a Plague Lab Leak? Annie Jacobsen Sounds the Alarm
Episode 2058
Listen to Michael's Book Club Podcast interview with Annie Jacobson on her latest book "Biological War: A Scenario"
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4 weeks, 2 days ago
Today's Poll Question: Should NY AG Letitia James be the person to investigate the Cornell rape case?
Episode 2057
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should New York Attorney General Letitia James be the person to investigate the Cornell rape case? Michael e…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Too Drunk to Consent? The Law Complicating the Cornell Rape Case
Episode 2056
The latest developments in the Cornell rape case raise a complicated question: When is someone too intoxicated to legally consent to sex? Michael bre…
1 month ago
Today's Poll Question: Is America over-policed or under-policed?
Episode 2055
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is America over-policed or under-policed? Michael explores a provocative argument from Malcolm Gladwell’s ne…
1 month ago
The Midterm Map Is Shifting
Episode 2054
With the 2026 midterms just weeks away, Mark Halperin joins Michael to break down the battle for control of the House and Senate—and why races in pla…
1 month ago
Today's Poll Question: Will the renewed investigation at Cornell result in any criminal convictions?
Episode 2053
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Will the renewed investigation at Cornell result in any criminal convictions? Michael revisits the Cornell s…
1 month ago